Who’s going to explain to Trump who pays tariffs?

[kgwillison]

Why don’t his economic advisors sit down with him and explain, “No, sir, foreign countries don’t pay tariffs, Americans do. That’s why VP Harris is correct when she says they are a tax on US consumers.”

I hope VP Harris schools him during the debate about tariffs. Or is he too dense to understand?

 

[TigerGrowls]

Why don’t his economic advisors sit down with him and explain, “No, sir, foreign countries don’t pay tariffs, Americans do. That’s why VP Harris is correct when she says they are a tax on US consumers.”

I hope VP Harris schools him during the debate about tariffs. Or is he too dense to understand?

Why did China Joe and the dirty dems leave the Trump tariffs in place then?

 

[kgwillison]

Trump wants to put tariffs on every thing that is imported. But I hate tariffs unless there is dumping going on. It drives up prices for consumers.

I am a person who loves free trade and thinks countries ought to produce what they can do so when they have an economic advantage. For the U.S., that is services, not manufacturing. I don’t want to pay $5,000 for my next iPhone just so it can be built in Kansas. I don’t want my next pair of HOKAs to cost $1,000 so they aren’t made in Vietnam.

 

[TigerGrowls]

Trump wants to put tariffs on every thing that is imported. But I hate tariffs unless there is dumping going on. It drives up prices for consumers.

I am a person who loves free trade and thinks countries ought to produce what they can do so when they have an economic advantage. For the U.S., that is services, not manufacturing. I don’t want to pay $5,000 for my next iPhone just so it can be built in Kansas. I don’t want my next pair of HOKAs to cost $1,000 so they aren’t made in Vietnam.

Trump has never proposed across the board tariffs to my knowledge.

 

[tboonpickens]

Trump is such a moron. Dude bankrupted a casino. Think about how stupid you have to be to do that.

 

[dbjork6317]

Why did China Joe and the dirty dems leave the Trump tariffs in place then?

Because in 2020 the Trump administration made a deal with the Chinese to lower tariffs if the Chinese met certain commitments in terms of purchasing American goods and the Chinese did not meet those commitments so the Biden Admin honored the deal the Trump admin made.

These tariffs have cost American businesses hundreds of billions, much of which is passed on to the consumer. If you think inflation has been bad the last few years wait until a new Trump admin puts 100+% tariffs on everything

 

[TigerGrowls]

Because in 2020 the Trump administration made a deal with the Chinese to lower tariffs if the Chinese met certain commitments in terms of purchasing American goods and the Chinese did not meet those commitments so the Biden Admin honored the deal the Trump admin made.

These tariffs have cost American businesses hundreds of billions, much of which is passed on to the consumer. If you think inflation has been bad the last few years wait until a new Trump admin puts 100+% tariffs on everything

Lame excuse. They left it on because it was good business for the American taxpayers. F**k the American businesses building shit in China and wanting to ship it back in here tariff free. Let's onshore them again

 

[purenonsense]

Trump is such a moron. Dude bankrupted a casino. Think about how stupid you have to be to do that.

So much for the house always wins....

 

[purenonsense]

Lame excuse. They left it on because it was good business for the American taxpayers. F**k the American businesses building shit in China and wanting to ship it back in here tariff free. Let's onshore them again

You do know that Trump paid higher income taxes in China than he did in the US? .....lmao

 

[TigerGrowls]

You do know that Trump paid higher income taxes in China than he did in the US? .....lmao

What are you talking about and how is it pertinent?

 

[purenonsense]

Lame excuse. They left it on because it was good business for the American taxpayers. F**k the American businesses building shit in China and wanting to ship it back in here tariff free. Let's onshore them again

At best, tariffs are only a short term solution, if any solution at all. Now, microchip production is the way to beat China. And the microchip component of Biden's IRA is just starting to get off the ground. China recently invested 50 billion in their microchip because of Joe's legislation to position the US as the leading microchip producer in the world. Thank you, Sleepy Joe for this bipartisan deal. . Dont ask me why Trump couldnt do this when he had control of both houses of Congress. I guess massive tax cuts for the ultra wealthy were more important.

 

[purenonsense]

What are you talking about and how is it pertinent?

I dont think i can fix your disconnect in this discussion.

 

[TigerGrowls]

I dont think i can fix your disconnect in this discussion.

Because you were just throwing shit.

 

[dbjork6317]

Let's onshore them again

This would also create inflation. I’m not saying we shouldn’t want to bring business back, but you can’t constantly rail against inflation and then support policies that would create more.

 

[purenonsense]

Because you were just throwing shit.

FACT is the dirtiest four letter word you know.

 

[TigerGrowls]

FACT is the dirtiest four letter word you know.

You got nothing....FACT.

 

[TigerGrowls]

This would also create inflation. I’m not saying we shouldn’t want to bring business back, but you can’t constantly rail against inflation and then support policies that would create more.

Well right now we have inflation anyway so bringing more high quality jobs here is a winner even if it results in some associated inflation. People have prospects and options if they have a high quality job producing good income.